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| 9 Roto hardware technology for Slovenia in stock M Sora Norica celebrates new logistics centre ■■ Event Every year, during the last week of August, the Slo- venian trading company M Sora Norica throws a party for its customers. This year, they were not only celebrating excellent cooperation in general, but the new logistics centre which has opened in Žiri. In December 2012, employees and stock from two older warehouses were brought together. “This is where M Sora Norica has since stored most of its Roto products”, explained Sales Area Manager, Martin Graé, before going on to explain why he and his team had every reason to celebrate on the 30th of August. “M Sora started selling hardware in Slovenia in 1991,” Martin Graé said. If you include all the subsidiaries, the workforce at M Sora Norica has grown since then to a total of 180 today. “A de- cision was made in 2011 to work together with Roto in the area of window and door hardware. Since then, M Sora has helped us to boost our sales success enormously in Slovenia, Albania and Kosovo.” Aleš Dolenc, CEO of M Sora Norica, emphasised that in just a short time, Roto has become one of the most important partners for his company. “Shortly after Roto decided to set up a technical sales operation in the region, we agreed to accept the role of trading company for Roto.” This brought extremely good results for both sides, according to Martin Graé. Well-trained team “Our joint sales in Kosovo, Albania and naturally in Slovenia too have grown briskly and that has a lot to do with the fact that the M Sora Norica company has systematically worked hard at ensur- ing that its people improve their know-how in all matters relating to architectural hardware technology”, said Martin Graé. “Today, the M Sora Norica trading company is a supplier to all the best- known window and door manufacturers in its sales territory, as well as several specialists in the area of state-of-the-art fire-pro- tection systems.” Making the most of the opportunity to celebrate a successful “lift off” to their cooperation: Aleš Dolenc, CEO of trading company M Sora Norica (right), and Roto Economic Region Manager, Martin Graé, on the 30th of August in Žiri, where M Sora Norica has been operating a state-of-the-art logistics centre since December 2012. In 1992, Stephan Golde went straight from university to a job with the rekord-fenster+türen GmbH & Co. KG company. Today he manages the fortunes of this long-established, Schleswig- Holstein based company, as Managing Partner. Around 55,000 window units are manufactured every year at the rekord plant in Dägeling, 50 km to the north west of Hamburg. Some 275 people are employed by this Schleswig-Holstein based company, which was founded in 1919. Nowadays, state-of-the-art production facilities produce windows and doors from timber, timber/aluminium and PVC. “Innovations in security, insulation and design, ensure that the rekord brand has a head start on its competitors”, explained Managing Partner Stephan Golde. complete in early 2014. “Roto’s engineering experts will provide us with support on site. By investing in new machines and system components, we will increase the degree of automation, where practical, to achieve yet another increase in productivity and quality.” The fact that rekord is placing its trust in Roto’s expertise for this restructuring is something Stephan Golde puts down to previous positive cooperation between the two companies. “The collaboration between Roto and rekord goes back 50 years and is a genuine partnership. Our current production process utilises all of Roto’s Tilt&Turn and sliding door hardware, along with Roto Gluske-BKV’s efficient glazing packers. All of our window handles are Roto products, made to special rekord specifications. The products from Leinfelden have played an important role in our major innovations over the last few years: our energy-efficient PVC window quadro blue, the energy-efficient timber window ligno blue and a new timber sliding door with Patio Life hardware.” Naturally, the window expert is already fo- cussed on the next goals. “As soon as we have completed the modernisation of our timber manufacturing, we will launch a new timber main door range. I am convinced this will set yet another new benchmark for innovation in the industry.” Values for generations rekord-fenster+türen ■■ Timber PVC Aluminium Anyone looking for product information on the rekord-fenster+türen GmbH & Co. KG company’s website can’t fail to come across the north German company’s prominently placed mission statement, headed “Gener- ational values”. Managing Partner Stephan Golde strives to demonstrate the sustainabil- ity standards for product quality and service laid down in this mission statement every single day. Some 275 people are employed by this Schle- swig-Holstein based company, which given that it was founded in 1919 looks back over a long, proud tradition. Nowadays of course, state-of- the-art production facilities produce windows and doors from timber, timber/aluminium and PVC. “We understand the word ’tradition’ in the best possible way: for us, it means the art of craftsmanship which has evolved over the generations. Paired with today’s modern devel- opment and production techniques, tradition in this sense offers unique opportunities for manufacturing doors and windows,” Stephan Gode explains proudly. An industrial engineer, he joined rekord in 1992 – the company was his first employer after university. Two decades lat- er, he embodies the positive sense of tradition at the company perfectly. rekord’s clients include carpenters, special- ised dealers and building companies all over Germany. “While we also supply customers in the Netherlands, Great Britain and Denmark, Germany is definitely our main strategic focus.” rekord’s clients appreciate personalised support from the manufacturer’s large field and internal sales team, which helps specialist dealers with measuring dimensions and also offers regular training for their staff. Joint marketing campaigns and support with exhibition designs make rekord a valuable partner for the building element dealers. Innovative strength and creative diversity Around 55,000 window units are manufactured every year at the company’s headquarters in Dägeling, 50 km north-west of Hamburg. According to the director, rekord’s unique selling points are his team’s innovativeness and the creative diversity which rekord’s product range affords planners and clients. “Innovations in the areas of security, insulation and design, ensure that the rekord brand has a head start on its competitors; we have set industry bench- marks time and time again. The combination of modern, automated production with traditional craftsmanship enables us to manufacture windows and main doors to suit customer’s specific needs. The versatility of our range reflects this: you find Sylt-windows with their classic north German design alongside window solutions in styles drawn from across the centu- ries for historic renovation projects, and modern elements with a pitched rebate design in the style of Bauhaus”, says Stephan Golde. Timber production reorganisation The next major manufacturing project is the reorganisation of the timber and timber/alu- minium window production, which should be

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